It took seven years to obtain a final conviction in the 2009 murder of NMU alumnus and former Olympic boxer Vernon Forrest. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Charmon Sinkfield fired the fatal gunshots after he and two other men robbed Forrest of a custom world-champion ring and gold watch outside an Atlanta gas station. Forrest trained with the former U.S. Olympic Education Center boxing team at NMU while pursuing a business degree. He was four-time world champion, 1992 Olympic team member and compiled a professional record of 41-3. Read the full story here.